Child s carriage



'Unrrno STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADAM HEIM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CHILD S CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,855, dated April 4,1882.

Application filed November 25, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM HEIM, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Baby-Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a sideelevation; Fig. 2, a front elevation Fig. 3, a view of thehandle or shafts; Fig. 4, an edge view of the handle and springsupport; Fig. 5, view of the spring-support.

My invention relates to the construction and arrangement of the springs and handles and the objects are; first, to provide a light and and hold the handles in place when locked by the springs T and catches R, operating in the notches S of-t-he spring supports G. The spring supports C have the steps W, which have semicircular grooves to receive the feet orlower ends of the carriage handle or shafts N.

The following is the arrangement and operation of the same:

The inner springs, C, and outer springs, B, are attached to the carriage-bed at S The inner springs, C, are supported on the center of the outer springs, B. The springclamp rests D hold the same in position laterallyand allow the same to slide longitudinally. The breaking of either of the springs at the ends will not destroy the usefulness of the spring as long as the middle bearing formed by the rests remains intact. By this combination of the two springs B and C, the one supporting the other, very light material maybe used and still sufficient strength be secured and additional elasticity added. The spring' supports Gr, having the clamp-hooks H, I, J,and K, and the groove or step W, and being firmly attached to the axle, form a firm support for the springs B. The handles N being placed over the axles or the groove-steps W at either end of the carriage, and revolved downuntil the springcatch It falls into the notches S, the handle is firmly locked in place. The springs T, being extended up for a hand-hold, are pressed in toward the shaft, and the catches B being withdrawn from the notches S, the handle may be lifted out of the step W and taken out, and thus be readily attached and detached at either end of the carriage for either pushing or pulling the same, as maybe desired. The combination of the spring-supports G and springs B forms afirm yet elastic attachment. The support, taking the strain from the lower part of the springs B, adds to the durability of the same.

I am aware of the patents of Whitney, No. 176,155, April 18,1876, and of Saladee, No. 240,464, April 19, 1881, and do not claim the inventions therein set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. The springs B and C, connected by the clamps D, attached to the spring C, and the spring-supports G, attached to the axles and supporting the springs B, as set forth, the whole being combined and operated substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The handlesor shaftsN,havingthespring T attached, and the spring catch or stops It, and the resthooks P, to form the hearing of the spring supports G, in combination with the spring supports G, the whole being construeted and operated as and for the purposes set forth.

ADAM HEIM.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. REDsroNE, ALBERT E. B Ds'roNE. 

